Director HR Business Partners, 2U
$153-165k
With potential bonus eligibility
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Global online learning platform
Be an early applicant
Global online learning platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$153-165k
With potential bonus eligibility
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help their partners create educational opportunities that enable lifelong learners to unlock their human potential and solve society’s critical needs.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree required; degree in HR, Business or Communications preferred
- 7 - 10 years’ experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified
- 5 years’ experience conducting formal investigations and handling complex ER issues
- Experience working in a Sales environment
- Strong customer service background
- Familiarity with HRIS systems or reporting tools
- Enthusiasm and the ability to thrive in an atmosphere of constant change
- Strong leadership skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels
- Ability to approach each scenario from all perspectives
- Focused on achieving defined results and exceeding goals and objectives
- Ability to bring out other people’s potential and talents
- Ability to work with a diverse team in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to challenge and motivate management teams to foster innovation in an atmosphere of mutual respect
- Ability to assist in goal accomplishment, effectively relating human and non-human resources to the HR processes for 2U
- Highly creative/influencer
- Success developing leaders within an organization
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director, HR Business Partner (HRBP) to support our Partnerships organization
- This role will be a critical partner to the Chief Partnerships Officer providing strategic HR guidance, talent strategies, and organizational development support
- The Director will be responsible for leading a small team of HRBPs and/or specialists, driving performance, development, and HR operational excellence across their group
- Central to the role, is to advocate for 2U’s company culture by ensuring culture (and employee experience) is the central tenet in the choices we make and the advice HR provides to the company in maintaining a culture of inclusivity, accountability and trust
- Act as a trusted HR advisor to the Partnerships executive and their leadership teams by developing expertise within assigned client groups, identifying the needs of the business and aligning HR to address those needs
- Partner with Sales, Finance, and Compensation on the design and implementation of effective sales incentive and commission plans that drive business growth
- Lead and support workforce planning, talent management, organization design, and change management initiatives
- Provide guidance on HR policies, talent development strategies, and employee relations
- Use people analytics and business data to drive decision-making and measure the effectiveness of HR initiatives
- Develop strategies to meet the demands of a fast paced organization by developing expertise within the assigned client groups, identifying the needs of the business and aligning HR to address those needs
- Collaborate with our Compensation team to appropriately level positions, analyze market data, and develop compensation offers that are both competitive and internally equitable
- Partner with the business to ensure sustainable future growth by providing best practice guidance on: talent planning, change management and organizational structures
- Act as an SME for employee relations matters
- Recommend and deliver appropriate disciplinary actions / sanctions to employees in line with 2U disciplinary policy
- Guide managers through the application of misconduct / incapacity and operational requirements processes to minimize risk by ensuring that actions are procedurally and substantively sound
- Provide ongoing coaching to managers and their employees on documented performance management concerns
- Conduct formal investigations, personally handle or guide resolution on a variety of complex ER matters
- Advocate for our company culture
Our take
Enabling education providers to offer students anything from free courses to full degrees, the leading global online learning platform 2U has positioned itself to provide high-quality education at scale.
Following its acquisition of edX, the company has made edX the face of its products and services, taking on more of a parent company role. This acquisition was a major shift compared to the company’s typical focus on partnering with universities to offer master’s degrees. However, edX has enabled it to expand into other projects, providing its 230+ partners with thousands of digital education offerings.
Though 2U established itself as a leader in the space, with over 40 million learners using the platform, it filed for bankruptcy in 2024. A significant financial restructuring and leadership change saw it bounce back in 2025 with new partnerships with the likes of Lancaster University.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2013
$5.1m
SERIES D
Apr 2012
$26m
SERIES D
Total funding: $95.9m
Company benefits
- Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Parental Leave
- Wellness Programs
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Leadership Training
- Volunteer Time Off
- LinkedIn Learning
- Referral Bonus
- Military Leave
Company HQ
Crystal City, Arlington, VA
Leadership
Kees Bol
(CEO)Previously CEO at Boundless Learning, was the Managing Director at Pearson, Chief Marketing Officer at Strategic Education Inc and was a Senior Business Director at Capital One.
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